Solution of Chapter 10. Felling of the Banyan Tree (NCERT - English Woven Words Book)

Identify the lines that reveal the critical tone of the poet towards the felling of the tree.

Identify the words that help you understand the nature of the poet’s father.

‘Trees are sacred my grandmother used to say’— what does the poet imply by this line?

‘No trees except the one which grows and seethes in one’s dreams’— why is the phrase ‘grows and seethes’ used?

How does the banyan tree stand out as different from other trees? What details of the tree does the poet highlight in the poem?

What does the reference to raw mythology imply?

‘Whose roots lay deeper than our lives’— what aspect of human behaviour does this line reflect?

Comment on the contemporary concern that the poem echoes.

Most of us have had this experience of seeing trees in our neighborhood being mercilessly cut down in order to build a house or a public building or to widen a road. Describe any such experience you have had of the felling of a tree you were attached to, with reasons for your special attachment to the tree.

Find out the equivalents for sheoga, oudumber and neem in your language and English and the equivalent of banyan in your language.

The adjective ‘scraggy’ is used to describe ‘roots’ in the poem. Find out two other items which could be described as ‘scraggy’: scraggy…………….

Use the following adjectives to describe suitable items

Raw, Aerial, Sacred